Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will deliver a keynote address to the largest annual wind energy industry event in the United States – the WINDPOWER 2009 Conference – on the priority of renewable energy in the Obama Administration, including projects on U.S. public land and the recently announced regulations to allow offshore wind projects to move forward on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
| Who: | Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar |
| What: | Keynote remarks to the WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and media availability |
| When: | 8:30 AM, Tuesday, May 5, 2009; media availability begins at 9:30 AM |
| Where: | Opening Session at in Level 3 North Hall B1 of the McCormick Place Convention Center |
| Media: | Media availability will be held at 9:30 AM on the show floor immediately following his address. For more information about participating in this availability, please contact Heather Caufield, (315) 250-5399 or heather@rosengrouppr.com. |
Background: WINDPOWER 2009 brings together more than 17,000 wind industry leaders, government officials, and business executives, over 1,200 exhibitors, including wind power plant developers, turbine manufacturers and the full range of supply chain manufacturers and service providers. The WINDPOWER Conference program includes over 300 speakers and moderators, 170 poster presentations, and 50 sessions on leading wind energy topics organized into tracks with policy, business, and technical focuses. The exhibition at WINDPOWER will be an impressive display including the leading companies from all facets of the wind energy industry. For media accreditation information, visit http://www.windpowerexpo.org/press_media.cfm . For more information about WINDPOWER 2009, see www.windpowerexpo.org.